The Democracy Project
A History, a Crisis, a Movement
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The Democracy Project
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David Graeber
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Democracy has been the American religion since before the Revolution—from New England town halls to the multicultural democracy of Atlantic pirate ships. But can our current political system, one that seems responsive only to the wealthiest among us and leaves most Americans feeling disengaged, voiceless, and disenfranchised, really be called democratic? And if the tools of our democracy are not working to solve the rising crises we face, how can we—average citizens—make change happen?
David Graeber, one of the most influential scholars and activists of his generation, takes readers on a journey through the idea of democracy, provocatively reorienting our understanding of pivotal historical moments, and extracts their lessons for today—from the birth of Athenian democracy and the founding of the United States of America to the global revolutions of the twentieth century and the rise of a new generation of activists. Underlying it all is a bracing argument that in the face of increasingly concentrated wealth and power in this country, a reenergized, reconceived democracy—one based on consensus, equality, and broad participation—can yet provide us with the just, free, and fair society we want.
The Democracy Project tells the story of the resilience of the democratic spirit and the adaptability of the democratic idea. It offers a fresh take on vital history and an impassioned argument that radical democracy is, more than ever, our best hope.
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Praise for David Graeber’s Debt
“A sprawling, erudite, provocative work.”—Drake Bennett, Bloomberg Businessweek
“Written in a brash, engaging style, the book is also a philosophical inquiry into the nature of debt—where it came from and how it evolved.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Fresh . . . fascinating . . . thought-provoking [and] exceedingly timely.”—Financial Times
“The book is more readable and entertaining than I can indicate. . . . Graeber is a scholarly researcher, an activist and a public intellectual. His field is the whole history of social and economic transactions.”—Peter Carey, The Observer
“One of the year’s most influential books. Graeber situates the emergence of credit within the rise of class society, the destruction of societies based on ‘webs of mutual commitment’ and the constantly implied threat of physical violence that lies behind all social relations based on money.”—Paul Mason, The Guardian
“Part anthropological history and part provocative political argument, it’s a useful corrective to what passes for contemporary conversation about debt and the economy.”—Jesse Singal, The Boston Globe
“Terrific . . . In the best anthropological tradition, he helps us reset our everyday ideas by exploring history and other civilizations, then boomeranging back to render our own world strange, and more open to change.”—Raj Patel, The Globe and Mail
“A sprawling, erudite, provocative work.”—Drake Bennett, Bloomberg Businessweek
“Written in a brash, engaging style, the book is also a philosophical inquiry into the nature of debt—where it came from and how it evolved.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Fresh . . . fascinating . . . thought-provoking [and] exceedingly timely.”—Financial Times
“The book is more readable and entertaining than I can indicate. . . . Graeber is a scholarly researcher, an activist and a public intellectual. His field is the whole history of social and economic transactions.”—Peter Carey, The Observer
“One of the year’s most influential books. Graeber situates the emergence of credit within the rise of class society, the destruction of societies based on ‘webs of mutual commitment’ and the constantly implied threat of physical violence that lies behind all social relations based on money.”—Paul Mason, The Guardian
“Part anthropological history and part provocative political argument, it’s a useful corrective to what passes for contemporary conversation about debt and the economy.”—Jesse Singal, The Boston Globe
“Terrific . . . In the best anthropological tradition, he helps us reset our everyday ideas by exploring history and other civilizations, then boomeranging back to render our own world strange, and more open to change.”—Raj Patel, The Globe and Mail
Was hat Ihnen am allerbesten an The Democracy Project gefallen?
It's not only a history of Occupy Wallstreet (how it began and ended, which was not really covered by the media), but also broad strokes about democracy in general. About the US' Founding Fathers and greek influence and obviously a bit of ethnography (Graeber's profession). I imagined a few more nitty gritty details about organizing, but here Graeber only gives short references to other authors and talks more about the general experience. I've heard some of his talks and also read his book Debt, so for me there were a few things I'd already heard.Was mochten Sie an der Handlung am liebsten?
Graeber explains why they refrained from making demands. The argument is basicly, that the occupation was Direct Action (as in what anarchists do), to show in practice how democratic organizing can work and sort of rub it in Wallstreet's face. Apart from that, they more or less consciously wanted to leave it to people's imagination what the movement would achieve, so as to mobilize more people. Consequently the crowd was so diverse that it would have been really hard to formulate demands everybody would be onboard with, had they wanted to.In the TV series The Newsroom there's an episode where a woman from Occupy Wallstreet is interviewed and the interview goes rather badly for her. In the end she's asked: "What is your best case scenario for how this [the Occupy Movement] ends?" Her answer: "That it doesn't end."
I thought - just like the liberal protagonists of the series - that's kind of dumb, you've got to have an agenda. You can't just go on protesting. Now I kind of get it. It was more than just a protest, it was an experiment in democracy. But Graeber explains that way better and also I've already written enough.
Nice book, but few new things if you know Graeber
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If you ever felt trap on the ballot box, between candidates whose policies do not match exactly with your values, but felt push to choose among the lesser evil... then this book is for you.
Do you believe we live in a full democracy? Think again...
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